Preliminary Examination of an Automated, Remotely Monitored, Anti-Armor Weapon System (DEMON)

Abstract

The Distributed Tank Systems Concepts (Tank Effectiveness Augmentation by Remote Subsystems--TEARS) project is examining an automated sensor-weapon platform remotely monitored by a tank crew. This subsystem, called Demon, is intended to augment the firepower, firepower mobility, and survivability of tanks. This note documents the initial set of analytical results that define the engagement effectiveness of Demon in an antitank role. Computer-simulated firefights between Demons and attacking tanks were compared with firefights where tanks were both defending and attacking. Defense deployments and attack avenues of advance, as developed by a U.S. battalion commander in the Fulda Gap area of The Federal Republic of Germany, were used to examine Demon in a realistic situation. The results showed that tank forces augmented with Demons were able to gain a two- to threefold increase in engagement effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA104321

Entities

People

  • J. R. Lind

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Deployment
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Firepower
  • Guns
  • Kill Probabilities
  • Moving Targets
  • Platforms
  • Probability
  • Tank Guns
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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